274    S.M.     J. Adams
The Afflicted Secure in Christ. Job 5. 19; Ps. 29. 10

1 The Lord in Zion reigns,
  And will his people keep;
  ’Tis he the universe sustains,
  And well secures his sheep.

2 Though with afflictions sore
  He may them exercise;
  Yet still his hand they shall adore,
  And still his love shall prize.

3 Should poverty, and loss
  Of every kind of good,
  Conspire to make our weighty cross,
  Our helper still is God.

4 May we for ever trust
  And glory in his name;
  Jesus, the faithful, true, and just,
  For ever is the same!